Evening Star Newspaper, April 13, 1924, Page 62

Improvements in THE SUNDAY ST, WASHINGTON, D. C. APRIL OTORS ~' anfl Open Cars Being Overlooked by Public Trend Toward Closed Type Is Predomi- nant, But Many Purchase Other Models. e Owning of Both Is Desirable. BY WILLIAM ULLMAN. 1s the open car doomed to the limbo ef forgotten things like the hand erank and the acetylene headlight? This question is thought to be par- ticularly important at this time owing A number of changes which are putting open and closed cars in a de- | cidedly different relation to each other. Production reports have shown, and are continuing to show, a larger and larger percentage of closed Jjobs There is an undeniable trend toward ! the closed car—or possibly a landslide yet there are thousands of open cars sold every day to people who would have nothing clse i Compared to Theatricals. | There are those who compare the present high favor of the closed car to a condition that existed in thea- tricals ten years ago. At that time, the moving picture made such an im- | pression upon the public that the gitimate or spoken stage was in dan- Zor of being cast into oblivion. There was talk of $2 movies and the le mate houses were dark much too fre- auently. Then, by degrees. the pub- lic discovered that u movic was a movie and that a spoken play was a epoken play. There was a market for both. A good movie today can com- mand good prices. respect and patron age. And so can & good spoken play. | Rut despite this anology, it would | seem that too many motorists tak it | for granted that they are riding in. their last open car, and that thel closed job will soon be the accepted | thing in motoring, open cars being a €ort of second choice propesition for those who cannot afford the best. How illogical this attitude may be judged from the fact that with quan- ity production methods in body | building, the difference batween open | and closed cars is no longer sufficlent to keep any motorist from ving | what he wants, particularly with the aid of the hand¥ finance companies. Should Hear Both Sides. Too many motorists forget that the people with the best proposition are those who own and operate two cars, one closed and one open. If any one wants to learn the facts, these are in d | ency { sounds from under the hood is nul- ticular difference in the performance between a closed or open car. Vibration In Curbed. There was a time when every closed job, except the most costly, rattled or vibrated annoyingly. Motorists kept to the open car because it was quieter. Now any well constructed closed body offers no objection, and power plants have been made vibra- tionless to an extent that any tend- of the closed car to amplify lified There have been numerous improvements in closed cars, with the result that if a man objected to them in 1920, he has to laok for & new set of objections toduy. But it i important to note that there seems to be a generml disregard for the fact tbat while the closed car has been undergoing various improve- ments. the open car has not becn standing still At any gathering of motorists one will hear the open car discussed as though it were still just where it was ten years ago. whereas the open car is frequently discussed on a basis of what it may be a few years hence. One hears the closed car talked of as the coming car, the inference be- ing that any objections it now offers will be promptly overcome. But some of the staunch advocates of the open | car would like to remind the average motorist that there may be some radical improvements in open within the same period of time. Open Car Improved. The catalogue of one manufacturer shows that the open car has already been considerably improved and that the strongest objection, the curtains, has been large rcome. These curtains not on! & clear view of the roadside. but are designed to be put away flat behind the back of the Tear seat. Tt is not unreasonable to suppose that an enterprising manufacturer will shortle offer & type of curtain that will come up out of the doors and sides by means of cranks in the manner of window ratsers as used in closed cars. The popularity of the closed car has been directly in line with a swing of the automobile toward the extremas of utility. People have been demand- Ing practical use from their automo- biles and trying to pretend that a car should not be used for pleasure or recreation. Naturall, | other | cars | | 1 { | i Montgomery ComéLyb Burning Qounlry ToGreat Falis Washingfon Golf and Country ENGINE MISSES, BUT RUNS | FOR THE MOTORIST WHOSE FANCY TURNS NOW TO GOLF Tree Club Sannockburn 6o/F Club BICYCLES STILL ABOUND. Those who may think that the day GASOLINE FOR OIL. Can Be Poured Into Crank Case in 13, 1924—PART 3. 7o 8urnt Mits & Golf Clab HOW TO REACH THE VARIOUS GOLF CLUBS ABOUT WASHINGTON AIDS SHIP-BY-TRUCK PLAN. By a decision of the Federal prome Court, railroads with nonpay- il)istrict Students to ompete In Highway Essay Contest Some Local High School Boy or Girl Has Chance to Win Firestone Scholarship the 18 that tive tere tw. |xa cal titio ad ist | tast 8 e | htech to or | way lof test Su- |3 generai Automuobile nce grade ah H S scholarship, } The youngsters offered course ists sh th | cism asdistanca {ing at subject in American h broad a tend genecra {their relation to home {m high peak here within the next t weeks through ation op are moto a zton t wir tion students of the ship is g1 the va Relation if Improved Highways eesays tion-wide s one in ul ually generation intorested very bmit fa He the - su nam Firestone designed manager vital has education {reading of these ties. for Full College Education. and | editors | selectea roads will reach voll %o0d have in recent to award (he p ame careful atiention to of the contest will be this year. Motorists are by the highway board to lcontest closely, since the ess mitted are frequently o well thought out und embody of the ideas upon which the aut bile associations and good road: v erest vears this local ¥ nfo e rticipation in contest Smith. American ay nest N Association «chool eligible idering motorists and prospec- particularly in- nighways, chance to 1 students of and n the four high school stude; ing for the jmore than 200.000 cssay entered annually in the This will give some terested created by The requireme limit the o typewritten nt should pre th | t board to the high national g nation. The | The " closinic date ven to the winning Full details of the form of a four-year college | at auto headquart lued at $4.000 | saia e e wnie LICENSES NOT TAXAB title under which con- al ts have rists are in tmproved stands a good w compet idea of th the contests distinction ng the e 4 . ts of the one four-vear university | tion Mr. Smith. | ink on ated ucrording one =id Each w ortun t . hrough annua princips ad The Relation re Life submitted azq st write i m * Expense d in preparing pense Record Mr. Smith motorist's st aid rist who doesn his car expenses tan. ways. but new. These za heen paving in, deducted from h w are sta deductable + f 1ock 2 which th tv of d consid essential of citizens sho in the subje to modern home child is on his or her honor oniy such material as he prepared, but the high- board encourages the essays by nrembers or purposes of criti- re the motorist can be of | ¢ b by intelligently discuss- dinner tabie this important es whi states may come. Th Whe the 1sed f uphee ince 1 ning_ the bus is used for both nd pieasure the cost she apportioned. But th ek uage mply « record of whe r bu ch mily ! ps expens keep records in a or who think it this shou to get out th It isn't any that bic ads is such en there in terms of arshiy 2 con- donor, honor book of Akrom, primarily to develop the pavs ou been th. omo = ad essavs 1o 700 words, de LE, Autoist Can Save Much by Kee; a n re i sin rage ine bus miz! 14 and the feature evidence encouraged follow tes have been working for vears years during whic been striv prize scholarsh have beer thing 1 You do it in installme Bump May Break Wire Loose at|0f the bicyole is pasi would hold a 5 5 different opinion were they to travel Coil Terminal. the highways of Port Said. Egypt, as . . {it is estimated that there are at least Strange performance of the «ngine | 5600 of the two-wheelers in opera- charaoterized by complete missing on tion at th time in that eity Ao~ every cylinder, followad by perfect |cording to Viee Consul Raymond H. |&asoline poured into the crankoase | running, is explained by some break s reported by the irestone | Will assure the bearings of an ample the circuit from the high tension : Serviee, automobile and bicyols | SUPPIY of lubricant for a short run erminal of the coil to that of the dis~ to the value of 100,000 Egyptian [ Without injury to the engine. The tributor. The wire is especially liable nds were imported into Eevpt last | 8a801ine thins the lupricant, but adds | to come loose at the coil terminal. Ite its quantity i Being rather stiff, however, the wire hile the mixture may not ba the would probably stay in position near |best for the engine it is preferable | enough to the terminal to allow the |to taking a chance on making a few spark to jump it under normal road important parts of the engine starve nditions and without noticeable dif- | for o With such a temporary mix- ference in the running of the engine. |are steadily increasin the majority | ture in the crankcase the car should A bump, however, would swing the | being of American make. Some Im- [be driven neither fast nor slow in end of the wire away and cause the {provement is said to have been no- [high gear, nor forced uphill in high engine to miss on all four, six or|ti®d in the country’s highways. and | It should be operated so as to reducs the pressure on the bearings as much IOy Bave db substantial facts in connection with the relation of improved roads to liv- ditions in the average home. the people to go to for a clear under- standing of the situation. These are the people whe are not prejudiced They will 20 10 e 4 good movie as quickly as they will go to & a good spoken play. The matter of price no longer de- termines whether one shouid buy an open or a closed « There was a time when the closed car not only cost more to buy, but more to operate Today there are many makes offering closed cars equally satisfactory as open cars costing more monev, and these closed jobs may be actually more economical There was a time when car was considered undesirable un- less mounted upon a high-class chas- sis, since its oxtra weight would ing short lines or branches may dis- continue them, and this, the Firestone ship-by-truck bureau thinks, will se, as in former years. will be the way for track and bus man- |offered through the cssays, and the nd operators to interest | winning essay will be judged pri- the ruilroads in substitute transpor- | marily upon the thoughts it conveys. tation means. Ix Unique Opportunity. le this manded with this every comfort, in- cluding protection from the weather, even protection from fresh air. But there is a decided swing back ore use of automobiles for recre- People are moving out into suburbs. new roads are being developed and the coming season will find more people than ever using automobiles for recreation The question is, therefore, will the seek recreation in closed or « cars? Are these people going to content with touring the open road with their ozone coming in throuch a few open windows, or will they want to be out in this ozone as they drive? Will these peoplc seek the luxury of turning a window handle hen it rains a little, or will they “let it pour” and seek protection be- HANDY TOOL CARRIER Why worry about these nifty lookir trunks on the sport cars and how mu motorists ing to them jacks, chains mers and what n {1t would be @ great thing for motorir n general ve tools handier. Dr wor thi of the c | would be jhaps a few Emergency. In event of being road with & shortage of engine oil, caught on the reakdowns and ddents 10,000 AUTOS IN ULSTER. some ret, therse are approximately Nnoo:i‘\y“ Ak automoblies and trucks registered in|i: i. also viewed by north Ireland. and !t is said that con- | Amerfcan Automobile siderable impetus has been given the |3 Unique oppor distribution of British-made tires | 5°7 through the local slogan, "Buy Brit- ish tires” There is, however, is AUTO TRADE IN LATVIA. Automobiles in use in Riga. Latvia abil officials Assou WET STREET WARNING Whe the closed wet str er be relea l‘hr 3 automobile dealers predict “ tucators larger place a terrific burden upon the strug- gling power plant. Now, with the im- provements in both power plant and ruction, one notices no par- il TR AN [N, hind a_well-fitting, easily attached rain curtain v want to loll n Tenth Page.) eight. One motorist recently drove inlo ‘a repair shop with just this puzzling trouble. 1t was remedied in the time required to say “thanka” i i Balance Monthly | | | i | l | T00,000 DORT OWNERS KNOW 100,000 Dort owners will tell you that it is simply amaz- ing how much road punishment and abuse the Dort will stand without developing the myriad squeaks and rattles so common to less ruggedly built cars. This is one of the chief reasons for Dort’s fine reputation. Dort Sixes $1095 to $1595, as Flint IMMEDIATE DELIVERIES DAVID S. HENDRICK Deort Distributor 1012 14th St. N.W. business for this season. as possible. demand for American makes A Fountain of Youth Beauty linked with power that stays young—that’s the Willys- Knight! The quiet Willys-Knight sleeve-valve engine improves with use—a fountain of long-lasting thrills and satisfactions. In all of years we have never known a ten Willys-Knight engine to wear out! Touring $1195, Coupe-Sedan Standard $1450, Sedan, now $1695, £. o. b. Toledo. WILLYS- KNIGHT JUSTICE MOTOR COMPANY . 1515 1t F th Street N.W. ranklin JUSTICE, President, 5174, W. T. MONTGOMERY. 4. G. EDGAR SOUTTER. Qu antico, Va —— Standard R. McREYNOLDS & SON and Park Sales o Borvice, 1483.04%8 T S5 W.W. E. A, HAYDEN & CO., 329-331 Pa. Ave. S.E. MoCURDY & MacWHORTER. 1525 You St. OVERLAND WHEELER COMPANY 1821 14th Street N.W. Torth 9818 P DAVIES MOTOE GO. 1020 Connecticut Avenue Frauklin 4368 fair | e esdIVEwE g B B B T S B A EBWERIRERANANARNA D REL PR AR EXIEERRETD S seyraRTAIKIRES U N yaBNNESY DT ‘OU have noted the swiftness with which the Columbia Six slips ahead in crowded traffic. If you do much touring, you have observed, too, the ease with which these cars negotiate steep hills and heavy going Such performance is not remarkabie when you realize that under the grace- fully proportioned hood is a six-cylinder motor developing fifty horsepower (brake test)—and doing it on a gasoline consumption so small that the Columbia Six is one of the most economical cars in operation on American highways, as well as one that is very moderately priced. " We invite you to make your own investigation of Columbia Six performance. Drive the car your- self; one is ready for you to test. (148) The Young-Simms Automobile Co. 1337 Fourteenth Street N.W. Phone Main 4042 ASSOCIATE DEALER JEWELL MOTOR CO. 1738 Fourteenth Street N.W. Potomae 2218 AN EEEAL AL LR ST EET i axmaAsmmaINe or T Erma shaieaiddy